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Pop Culture in Japan

Pop Culture in Japan: Quiz shows

The combined travel and general knowledge quiz show Naruhodo za Warudo (I Understand the World), which began on Fuji TV in October 1981, revolutionized the quiz show genre in Japan, with its lively presentation and use of celebrity contestants rather than the general public. Although the show was laid to rest after fifteen seasons in 1996, it has since set the format for a host of copy-cat quizzes packed with bantering celebrities.

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